Natale Rampazzo is currently Research Director at the CNR since 2023. He works at IRISS since 2014, where he has been a member of the Institute Council since 2020.

He graduated in Law atthe University of Naples Federico II, he attended a master in commercial law at the LUISS University in Rome, obtained the title of Magister Legum (LL.M.) in German law at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and holds a PhD in History of Administrative Structures at the University of Salerno. He has been several times visiting researcher abroad (Max-Planck-Institut for Innovation – Munich; legal departments of the Universities of Beograd, Freiburg, Heidelberg, Islas Baleares, Krakow, Munich).

His interests focus on the legal and economic analysis of the protection and exploitation of intellectual property, as well as the regulation of technical and technological innovations and their impact on society and culture. He has coordinated both research and editorial teams.

In 2017, he qualified as full professor in Italy in the scientific sector 12/H1. He has been adjunct professor of historical, legal and linguistic subjects (from 2007 to 2022) at the University of Naples Federico II, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Link Campus University. Lawyer since 1999. Freelance journalist since 2009. He edits the IRISS Newsletter.

He has been a speaker at various conferences abroad and in Italy. He authored numerous publications in innovation law, intellectual property, legal history and international law. He is an expert evaluator of research projects and products in various fields (European Commission – DG Justice: 2012-2018; INEA:2016-17; MUR-ANVUR – VQR 2004-10; 2011-14; 2015-19) and is also a reviewer for national and international journals.